ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last week was a good one for the women of University of Northwestwern Athletics, as four Eagles were named Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week on Tuesday morning, all coming from women's teams. The winners were spread across three sports, including a soccer sweep, and bring UNW's total number of winners this season to 30.

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An all-time showing at the Bennie-Johnnie Autumn Invite landed Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) her first UMAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor of the season, and the third of her career. The senior finished eighth in the women's 6k with a personal-best time of 23:05.4, which is the second-fastest time in program history. Maki shaved more than 11 seconds off her previous PR, which was third in the record books. She is the second Eagle to win the award this season, joining Natalie Van De Riet's (Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville) three selections.

Northwestern's women's soccer sweep featured Marie Kendall's (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy) second UMAC Offensive Player of the Week nod this season, and the fourth of her young career. The sophomore lit up the stat sheet in a pair of dominant conference wins, totaling 16 points in just 135 minutes of action. She scored a hat trick and assisted on another goal in a 7-0 win over North Central on Wednesday, before scoring four goals and assisting one more in a 9-0 victory at Bethany Lutheran on Saturday. Kendall's 1.54 goals per game and 3.54 points per game both lead NCAA Division III. Kendall was joined in this week's awards by her goalkeeper, Sam Hansen (Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy), who recorded a pair of shutouts on the week, making five saves in the process. This is Hansen's second UMAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award this season, and the fourth of her career.

The UMAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week is a familiar face, as Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian) took home the honor for the fifth time this season. The junior averaged 4.33 kills per set in a pair of UMAC sweeps, including a 17-kill, four-dig, two-ace, two-block showing at Martin Luther on Friday night, in which she hit .517. She finished the week with 26 total kills, seven digs and three blocks, keeping the Eagles undefeated in conference play.

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Northwestern's 2026-27 UMAC Athlete of the Week Honors (30)

Football Offensive Player of the Week (3)
9/9: Elijah Alexander
10/6: Elijah Alexander
10/13: Elijah Alexander

Football Special Teams Player of the Week (2)
9/9: Gideon Cruver
10/6: Braeden Little

Women's Golf Player of the Week (4)
9/9: Morgan Philyaw
9/15: Bri Brandt
9/29: Morgan Philyaw
10/6: Morgan Philyaw

Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (4)
9/9: Sam Hansen (Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy)
9/15: Britta Holter (Hudson, Wis./Hudson)
10/6: Britta Holter (Hudson, Wis./Hudson)
10/20: Sam Hansen (Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy)

Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week (5)
9/9: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
9/15: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
9/22: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
10/6: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
10/20: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)

Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week (2)
9/9: Miranda Wyatt (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan Christian)
10/6: Miranda Wyatt (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan Christian)

Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week (4)
9/15: Natalie Van De Riet (Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville)
9/22: Natalie Van De Riet (Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville)
10/6: Natalie Van De Riet (Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville)
10/20: Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)

Football Defensive Player of the Week (2)
9/15: Jaquan Ellington
10/13: Isaiah Voss

Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (3)
9/29: Naomi Meehan (Waconia, Minn./Homeschool)
10/6: Marie Kendall (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy)
10/20: Marie Kendall (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy)

Volleyball Setter of the Week (1)
10/6: Addeson Jenniges (Walnut Grove, Minn./Westbrook-Walnut Grove)